My husband and I love the outdoors, and Im a huge history buff. Marble Springs seemed like a great place for an easy, outdoor day trip. John, the ranger on site that day, told us all about the history of the site and colonial America. Cinnamon, the resident cat, was incredibly friendly and hung out with us while John regaled us with stories! The site is beautiful and peaceful, and I highly recommend checking out the arboretum. We had a great time despite the 90° weather!

We really enjoyed this place. The gentleman we talked with was John. He was very informative. The houses were neat and walking the grounds was so much fun.

The homestead is so well preserved with most of the materials all being original. It was fun to see the volunteers dresses in period clothes as they explained the history of each structure. You can even walk down some trails to the creek. They even offer some classes such as musket firing. This is a must see for any history buff in East Tennessee.

Neat part of local history in Knoxville Tennessee. John Sevier (1745-1815), early pioneer, governor of the failed State of Franklin, and first governor of Tennessee, built a plantation home, which he called Marble Springs, when he came to the state capital, Knoxville, in 1796. He and his wife, Bonny Kate, lived at Marble Springs at times until his death. Jeff Mullins Photography Adventures. Happy Hiking!

Very interesting site. Not much to it, 15 to 20 minutes to view.

Great trails & outdoor space!

Nice place. John, our tour guide was very friendly and very knowledgeable. if you are a history buff, you would love this place.

Cute little historic park to walk around and look at trees

Beautiful, historic farm of one of the most important people in Tennessee history.

I traveled a long way to visit the homestead because John Sevier is a distant grandfather of mine . Everything was locked up so I asked an employee if we could go in the gift shop because I wanted to buy a tshirt. The only shirt I could find in the size i wanted was on the manican and when i asked the man if i could take it off the manican to buy it he said No. The homestead was well preserved and was very glad i got to see it after many years of wanting to but they need more friendly staff.

Historically wonderful with helpful informed staff.

Great place to see. Especially if ones 5th great Uncle was Jonh Sevier. The first governor of Franklin State and Tennessee. We took the tour and our guide was very informative. We were there well over an our and loved it.

Beautiful place to learn about Tennessee history. Free or cheap events almost every weekend.

We throught it be water place where I can play in the water but its not.

One of the trails was blocked by a couple of fallen trees. The grounds keeper/tour guide was Tennessee friendly and the buildings and trails were awesome.

Amazing displays with very knowledgeable staff. We spent 2 hours absorbing info on John Sevier and that time in history.

Very informative and enlightening in the history of Tennessee and John Sevier and his family. We learned so much and had fun doing so. My 6 year loved his field trip here.

Free self guided tours, and guided tours are $5 for adults, and $4 for children. Also on the guided tours, you get to enter into all the structures

The history is interesting. Employees need to play to their audience. Was on a field trip with a 2nd grade class and staff continuously used vocabulary that was absolutely over the age range level. One staff member was very rude to the children going as far as to threaten to step on a child of they didnt move. The staff member is the one who told the children where to sit. I really wanted to love this place with period costumes and artifacts, but I wouldnt take my kids back.

Very informative and historic place to visit...The staff are extremely nice and accommodating.

Nice historical site commemorating one of the key early figures in Tennessee history. The best elements are the collection of log buildings on site. The $5 is well worth it for the guided tour - this gets you into the buildings. The big disappointment is the lack of interpretation in terms of signage and objects.

Had a great tour with the Director for the park who was very knowledgeable about John Sevier and the site history. All buildings were in great condition. Small site but a gem for TN history.

My husband and I visited Marble Springs yesterday as out of state visitors and thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Our guide was very knowledgeable and shared the history of what settlers of the time experienced. Being quite close to Knoxville, Marble Springs is a gem for the area.

We were greeted by very nice gentleman. I enjoy the conversation and learn a lot about gov.Savier. They need more funding to make this park a family friendly place where people can appreciate local history. Civil war enactments would be nice.

Nice historic site with a few trails to enjoy nature.

Take the guided tour! Absolutely worth $5. Youll learn a lot from the guide and enjoy the impressive amount of history around you.

We went on a school field trip. It would be very interesting to anyone over the age of 12. Some of the discussions on women being washed up after the age 13 back in the 1800s to a bunch of 6/7 year olds was a bit much! I think if they played to the audience better our trip would have been a lot better. The discussion on the civil war too was a bit much for the age group as well.

Very informative historical site. Could improve on personal manners of tour guide . She was very knowledgeable of 18th century lives , I think she may have also believed she was still there.

A beautiful piece of Tennessee History with something for everyone

It was nice, wouldve enjoyed it more but it was raining.

Nice place for history. The tours leave on the hour so be prepared for that. Ramsey house nearby is a wonderful historic home to visit as well.

They have tours so im going to head back

The guided tour was awesome...and cheap prices.

The tour guide was very knowledgeable!

Really nice place to take the family

There was a meteor shower going on tonight, and watching the stars here while listening to some Yes songs has got to be one of the best experiences Ive had in a long time. Nothing better than some great views to go along with some great music.

Original log cabins from 1800 era. Nice grounds, friendly staff.

Nice place. The caretaker was a great guide. This would be a nice place for a younger age field trip.

A wonderful place chock full of History. Beautiful grounds. Friendly staff. Reenacting of History Events at events.

All the buildings were locked at 2:30pm on a Sunday. I was not impressed.

Interesting. Nice walking trails. Costumed interpreters.

Nice little history lesson...

Wonderful to spend time with my son showing him some history.

It is real nice and calm out there

I was very impressed with a wide breadth of knowledge that the caretaker displayed.

My family and I had a wonderful time at this park. We visited during the John Sevier Days event on September 19, 2015 and the re-enacters there were amazing. Not only were they knowledgeable, but they were compassionate as well. My mother suddenly felt unwell. We sat at the table in the Tavern and the young lady there was so very helpful and compassionate. We just cant thank her enough! We were allowed to sit at the table, even during one of their more private (ish) lectures until my mother recovered. That lecture on the history of Governor John Sevier was fascinating, by the way!

Interesting stop in Knoxville. Skip if you arent local, but locals should visit once to engage their history.

School field trip. They kept the 4th graders interested and busy the whole time.

Historical grounds,pleasant staff!

What an amazing place! A must visit in the Knoxville area!

Great part of TN history

Had a good time but there is nothing to do there but look at old houses

More about John Sevier and family, less about 18th century industrialization and agricultural economics.

Very nice place and the staff is amazing and very knowledgeable!!!

Great place

The best historical site in the whole Knoxville area.

Nice place

Enjoyed the tour and the history about the place

Loved this place

Nice place

Field trip!! The only problem was the weather. Its was very cold

Took a basket weaving class.

Brilliant sight at Christmas time.

Beautiful!

Always a pleasure to visit.

Very interesting place.

John Sevier Plantation.

Not much to see and do.

Experience the past

Nice!!

Great place

Nice school trip, interesting, Nice folks

Cool place